TSK · 2 Timothy 4:17

Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me!

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.

I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the LORD.

My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

But the Lord said to him,“Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

But he said to me,“My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me.

Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.